03 Dec You have been contacted to perform an impact evaluation of a youth truancy program
You have been contacted to perform an impact evaluation of a youth truancy program. The program is designed to provide educational information about the importance of attending school. In addition, the program provides valuable information about the consequences of not attending school. The objectives of the program are:
To raise the understanding of the consequences of truancy.
To successfully complete an educational program on truancy.
How would you measure the objectives, and what statistical test would you perform?
Reading
Practical Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice. Vito & Higgins (2014). Chapter 8
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Ostermann, M., Salerno, L. M., & Hyatt, J. M. (2015). How different operationalizations of recidivism impact conclusions of effectiveness of parole supervision. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 52(6), 771-796.
Klahm IV, C. F., Frank, J., & Liederbach, J. (2014). Understanding police use of force: Rethinking the link between conceptualization and measurement. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 37(3), 558-578.
Schell‐Busey, N., Simpson, S. S., Rorie, M., & Alper, M. (2016). What works? A systematic review of corporate crime deterrence. Criminology & Public Policy, 15(2), 387-416.
